57 MELROSE AVENUE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £246.7k |
| Current assets | £325.2k |
| Net assets | £213.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: CLP1 Limited
- 2022-05-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: CLP1 Limited
- 2022-05-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Bridging Group Limited
- 2022-05-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Bridging Group Limited
- 2022-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 57 MELROSE AVENUE LTD
- 2022-04-05➕DOOLEY, Diarmuid Malachy appointeddirector
- 2022-04-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Diarmuid Malachy Dooley Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | CLP1 CLP1 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | CLP1 CLP1 Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Bridging Group The Bridging Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | The Bridging Group The Bridging Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/05/2022 | — |